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Friedrichshafen Airport

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Approximate Flight Duration

1 hour 40 min

Approximate Travel Distance

516 Miles

Transportation to Airport from Nantes City Center

Atlantique Airport

In Nantes, you can take advantage of a single ticket to benefit from the entire transportation network. You can get information about the transportation network in the city and the departure times of public transportation vehicles at www.tan.fr. The orange and gray stops are all over the city. The main tramway and bus transfer center of Nantes is located at the Gare Centrale in Commerce Square.

Bus

Nantes city buses run between 06.45 and 22.00. At the same time, you can get benefit from the night buses until 00.30 at midnight for the transportation in Nantes. Bus and tram ticket fares are single and shared; the ticket costs 1.60 Euros. You can get your bus ticket from the automatic ticket machines at the stops, as well as from the bus drivers.

The Navette bus network provides transportation between Gare Centrale and Nantes Airport. You can go to the airport in 20 minutes by the Navette bus which costs 8 Euros. These buses run between 05.30 and 23.00.

Tramway

Nantes tramway, which firstly began to serve in 1879, has the oldest transportation network of the city and France. The tram, which has 3 main lines in total, is the France's longest tram line with a length of 42 kilometers. Line 1 (east-west); Line 2 & 3 (north-south); All three lines intersect at Commerce Square, the central point of Nantes city.

Tram line 1 (François Mitterrand / Jamet-Ranzay / Beujoire) is the most widely used line of the Nantes tramway whose lines are modernized and developed every year. It is very practical and cheap to benefit from the trams in the city of Nantes. You can buy your tickets at the tram stops and ticket machines. The subway/metro transportation is provided by 3 major tramway lines. It is very easy to find directions by looking at the tram stops on the maps. In order to easily reach Nantes Airport by bus number 37, you should firstly get on the tram line 3 from the Commerce Square, which is considered to be the central point of the city, and then get off at Neustrie.

Bicycle

In addition to sound and wide transportation network, sustainable transportation projects are also carried out in Nantes with great care. Bicycles, which is are among the most important transport vehicles in Nantes, has the biggest role in sustainable transportation. The presence of large, protected and well-maintained bicycle lanes makes this type of transportation popular day by day. You can rent a bicycle in the city in two different ways.

The first one is the Nantes Métropole, which has 8 bicycle parks. You can rent a bicycle from these parking areas. The prices are as the follows: 2 Euros for 2 hours; 4 Euros per day; 10 Euros per week; and 25 Euros per month.

The second option is to rent a bike from the Bicloo. Bicloo is the self-service bicycle rental network in Nantes. You can make your journey practical, budget-friendly and enjoyable by renting one of the 700 bicycles from 79 different locations in total. The first 30 minutes of this service is free of charge; you need to pay 0.50 Euros for one hour and 1.50 Euros for one and a half hour.

Taxi

Transportation by taxi is not very common in Nantes. Because the city has a very developed, cheap and fast public transportation. The most recent average taxi fares are as the follows; taxi start is 3.85 Euros and you need to pay 1.25 Euros per kilometer. Allo Taxi Nantes Atlantique is the well-known taxi service company in Nantes. You can call a taxi wherever you are by contacting Allo Taxi at +33 2 40 69 22 22 and easily get to Nantes Airport.

Rent a car

There is not much choice on car rental services in Nantes city. Nantes Train Station is the place where you can find most of the car rental companies. If you want to reach Nantes from other major cities in France like Paris, you can arrive by driving on the All motorway through Le Mans-Angers route in 3 and a half or 4 hours. If you drive in busy traffic hours, this can take up to 6 hours. Or, you can get to Nantes from Bordeaux through the A83 motorway; from Brest through the RN 165 motorway; and from Rennes through the RN 137 motorway. Nantes Airport is located on route N844.

Airport Information

The airport is located on Bougenais, which is 8 kilometers from Nantes city center. Nantes Atlantique Airport, the largest international airport in western France, is open for domestic and international flights.

The airport, with a maximum annual capacity of 3 million passengers, served nearly 4 million passengers in 2013; that is an increase of 8.2% over the previous year.

Nantes Airport, which consists of 4 different categorized halls, has one passenger terminal. The airport provides its passengers with check-in kiosks, information desk, smoking area, free internet access, souvenirs and shopping stores, duty free shopping stores as well as the world famous stores such Mango, Calvin Klein and Flik Flak.

There are also restaurants and bars such as Café News, Bar 1.44, Le Grand Comptoin, La Brioche Dorée and La Terasse.

Transportation to Friedrichshafen City Center from Airport

Friedrichshafen Airport

Friedrichshafen is a wonderful holiday destination for nature lovers. The city is situated on the shore of Lake Constance (the Bodensee), against the breathtaking landscape of the Alps. Friedrichshafen is the city where Ferdinand von Zeppelin established the dirigible factory, so the city is also renowned in the field of aviation. There are many vehicles in the city that make up urban transportation.

There is a dock built on Lake Constance that operates ferry and passenger ships for those who want to go to different parts of Switzerland or Germany by sea. Great importance is placed on bicycle routes in order to provide bicycle access to all parts of the city. The use of bicycles in Friedrichshafen is quite advanced when compared to other European cities. Taxis are also used extensively in order to alleviate some of the city’s traffic, especially during the summer months.

Friedrichshafen is one of Germany’s most important holiday destinations. Therefore the airport is always crowded. There are a variety of transportation alternatives available, which operate with great frequency throughout the day, to get to the city center from the airport. You can get to the city center by bus and taxi. For those who want to escape the busy tempo of certain transportation alternatives, consider renting a car at the airport. Renting a car is a convenient and comfortable way to get to the city center.

Taxi

Friedrichshafen Airport, also known as Bodensee Airport, is located in very close proximity to the city center. You can get to the city center from the airport in about 10 minutes by taxi. Taxis are readily available at the airport 24 hours day. Most taxi drivers speak English, which makes traveling by cab even more convenient.

Bus

There are 5 different bus lines that provide transportation from the airport to the city center. Buses 7586, 7394, 3, 8 and 18 provide transportation to the city center every hour of the day. Buses operate from 5:30 am to 11:30 pm. It takes 15 minutes to get to the city center from the airport by bus.

Rental Car

There are many rental car companies located in the airport terminal building. These companies provide rental car services 24 hours a day. Rental car companies that you can choose from include Europcar, Avis, Hertz and Enterprise.

Weather in Friedrichshafen

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MondayMin 1ºC - Max 3ºC
TuesdayMin -1ºC - Max 3ºC
WednesdayMin -3ºC - Max 3ºC
ThursdayMin -3ºC - Max 4ºC
FridayMin -4ºC - Max 2ºC

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